S. 2015: Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act
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S. 2015: Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming, without consideration, the land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Wind River District and identified as the Powell Gun Club for use as: (1) a shooting range, or (2) for any other public purpose consistent with the uses allowed under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Instructs the Secretary to require the District to pay all survey and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents for, and transfers of title to, such land. Requires the conveyed land to revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States if such land ceases being used for a public purpose. Requires the District to agree in writing to: (1) pay administrative costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies; and (2) release and indemnify the United States from claims or liabilities that may arise from the uses carried out on such land on or before this Act's enactment.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · 1 cosponsors
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John Barrasso (R-WY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2015.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2015 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112